This black church sits alone among a field of lava rock.

An isolated, rusty phone booth commemorates Iceland's first international telegraph cable.

This tiny museum's sizable collection is jammed into a former underground public toilet.

This fairytale-like structure is the last turf church ever constructed in Iceland.

This hobbit-y little hot spring may be the oldest spring used by humans in all of Iceland.

This wrecked airplane has been sitting on a black sand beach since the 1970s.

This replica Viking village was created for a film that was never shot and is now open to visitors.

The oldest church in Iceland is one of the few to feature ornate decoration.

Every summer local children form "pysja patrols" to save young birds that have wandered from their nests.

The Icelandic Sea Monster Museum explores the area's history of aquatic cryptid sightings.

The most powerful waterfall in all of Europe.

An encyclopedic collection of mammal penises.

This modern monument to pagan belief looks like it was transported straight from ancient times.

Walk in the footsteps of the gods and straddle two tectonic plates.

Iceland's largest lagoon is home to stunning multi-colored icebergs.

One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.

Staves, storm-calling, and of course, necropants.

The unique waterfall in Iceland's south features a backdrop of geometric black lava columns.

Medicinal spa created with the discharge from a geothermal energy plant.

One of the oldest lighthouses in the world has been in continuous use since it was first built in 1531.

After a traumatic encounter with a six-foot eel, one Galway baker started making a daily loaf of sourdough in its shape.

An enigmatic monument to the Irish revolutionary who plotted an uprising against British rule.

It's said this geological anomaly was caused when the Devil took a bite out of the Irish mountainside.

This statue celebrating everyday life in Dublin has a few unsavory nicknames.